5 Acts of Green for Earth Day 2017

April 22 marks the anniversary of Earth Day, the worldwide celebrated environmental movement. Earth day began back in 1970 and has since grown to be the largest environmental movement educating and encouraging people to make a conscious effort to help the environment.

Each year, the Earth Day Network encourages individuals to get involved by making an Act of Green with the aim of reaching 3 billion Acts of Green by their 50th anniversary in 2020. To help you out, here’s our 5 Acts of Green for Earth Day 2017:

1. Recycle your used batteries

Did you know that most types of batteries can be recycled? Batteries contain toxic chemicals and disposing of them at landfill can negatively impact the environment. Many stores that sell electricals now have battery collection units. You can help the environment by taking your used batteries to a nearby participating store to be recycled.

2. Go waste-free for one day

We challenge you to try to go 100% waste-free for one day. Accept our challenge by committing to not create any trash for 24 hours. You can reduce the amount of waste you generate every day by making simple, small changes such as using reusable containers for your lunch, saying no to receipts when shopping and using cloth towels instead of disposable paper towels.

3. Recycle your plastic bottles

It’s estimated that as a nation we throw away approximately 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour. You can help to reduce that rate by opting to recycle your plastic bottles instead of throwing them in the trash.

5. Kick cigarette butt littering

Although they are small, cigarette butts can have a huge negative effect on our environment. By using dedicated cigarette receptacles, you can do your part to reduce the number of cigarette butts being littered. Not only do ash receptacles keep cigarette waste off the ground, they also allow you to dispose of your cigarette butts in a safe manner. This creates a cleaner, safer and healthier environment for you and those around you!